Mohiuddin A A, Corren J, Harbeck R J, Teague J L, Volz M, Gelfand E W
Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, CO 80206.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1991 Jan;87(1 Pt 1):104-7. doi: 10.1016/0091-6749(91)90219-e.
Mycoplasma species are recognized as important pathogens in patients with hypogammaglobulinemia. In this article we describe, for the first time, a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia who developed osteomyelitis of the hip caused by Ureaplasma urealyticum. This article emphasizes the need for considering infection with Mycoplasma species in patients with antibody deficiency.
